The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is charged with preventing deception and unfairness in the marketplace. The FTC Act gives the Commission the power to bring law enforcement actions against false or misleading claims that a product is of U.S. origin. Traditionally, the Commission has required that a product advertised as Made in USA be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S. After a comprehensive review of Made in USA and other U.S. origin...more
"We look forward to an era of emotional integration of Northeast region with the rest of India."-Mani Shankar AiyarMani Shankar Aiyar, Union Minister for Panchayati Raj, Sports and Youth Affairs and the Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) calls himself an honorary member of northeast. For him the crux of development lies in the participatory form of government. Unlike the general populace, he is overwhelmed at the overall effort going on...more
Nirmala Deshpande is a name, which does not require any introduction. A widely acclaimed social activist Nirmala is one of the flagbearers of non-violence in our country. Born in 1929, she joined Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Padyatra in 1952, and covered more than 40 thousand miles touching all nooks and corners of India. She has been the president of Harijan Sevak Sangh, founded by Mahatma Gandhi. In 2005 Nirmala was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize and in 2006 she was awarded with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award. She has been working in troubled areas of Kashmir valley for peace since long. Currently she is a member of Rajya Sabha. Nirmala Deshpande talked to Santosh H K Narayan of Headlinesindia on various issues ranging from politics to Naxalite movement in India in an exclusive interview. "Freedom struggle has to go on and it is going on."- Deshpande How much relevant is the 'Gandhian Value' in the present scenario? Nirmala Deshpande: We know that UN (United Nations) has declared the Mahatma Gandhi's birthday -- October 2 as an International Day for Non-violence. It reveals that not only India but the whole world recognises Mahatma Gandhi and his philosophy. His...more
Aruna Roy is a social activist who is best known for her endeavours for betterment of the rural poor in the state of Rajasthan. In 2000, she was awarded with the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership. Her continuous campaigns were instrumental in enactment of the Right to Information act -2005. She was as a member of the National Advisory...more
I would like to begin this brief exposition with a bizarre fairy tale that was confected by two well known energy experts, Amory Lovins and Joseph Romm, and published in Foreign Affairs (1992-93), which is the prestigious journal of the (United States) Council on Foreign Relations. It goes like this: "For example, the Swedish State Power Board...more
David Stipp of Fortune has referred to climate change as "the mother of all national security issues (2004)." I see no reason to disagree, since as explained in my new textbook (2007), a peaking of global oil production in the near future could be labeled the father. Moreover, these are related, because when oil becomes less available, the use of coal will be drastically boosted, and among other Jeffrey Michel (2008) clarifies what this means. I also emphasize that one difference between a climate meltdown and a peaking of global oil production is that many readers of this contribution are certain to experience the latter; and although less traumatic than the former - should the former take place - it will not be the kind of rendezvous that Frank Sinatra described in those marvellous songs that accompanied our après ski revels at Courchevel and St Anton. Unfortunately, when the topic is (presumptive) anthropogenic (or man made) global warming (AGW), we have a situation where politics and psychology play a role that cannot be ignored, which means that we cannot always call on altruism or logic to provide us with optimal guidelines. Increasing numbers of people are willing to...more
Well Darlings,If you live in the UK, did the Earth move for you? The second biggest quake in UK recorded history has certainly been a talking point, hasn't it? And perhaps never more so than for all the appreciative young ladies in the backs of cars...more
OBAMANISM IS THE CURE FOR CLINTONITIS AND MIDDLE EAST STRIFE.Obamanism is the cure for Clintonitis that has devastated America and I hope Jews all over US rally around Obama and support him to win both the nomination and the Presidency because...more
Well Darlings,I guess the Budget was only what was to be expected from Alistair Darling, a man so grey that on entering a room he turns John Major into living Technicolor. The question must be posed: how can someone who sucks the very lifeblood out...more
Well Darlings,Have you ever met something that on the face of it seems okay, but the hype which comes with it begins to worry you? Today, as I write this, in an "exclusive" the local newspaper has revealed a nearby building firm wishes to erect 637...more
There was an interesting news item out of Moscow in late September to which most people probably paid little heed. "Russian is one of several countries that have rushed to lay claims to the area where a U.S. Study suggests as much as 25 percent of...more
Once again our leaders in the Bush administration have shown how little we are protected. If they can't even protect the private passport records of our presidential candidates how can we expect them to stop the bomb in the shopping mall, the...more